The Daily Haymaker

Today is THE DAY!

Posted on April 13, 2012April 13, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Today marks THE LAST DAY you can register to vote or change your party registration in time for North Carolina’s May primary. If you need to do either of

A lesson for Pinehurst government in Raleigh

Posted on April 13, 2012 by Brant Clifton

The Village of Pinehurst government is aggressively promoting the idea of downtown revitalization. They’ve paid for a study of the idea of building a performing arts center. They’ve obtained

Tea Party dumping Ellmers?

Posted on April 12, 2012 by Brant Clifton

The fallout from a rather heated meeting in Pinehurst between local Tea Party leaders and Congresswoman Renee Ellmers has local activists ready to organize a district-wide revolt against Ellmers in the

#FAIL: Renee’s day in Pinehurst

Posted on April 12, 2012April 12, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Congresswoman Renee Ellmers (R-Dunn) had her debut before The Moore Republican Men’s Club at lunch today. Moore County was just added to her district, and Ellmers is

The NCGA GOP spending machine keeps rolling on ….

Posted on April 12, 2012 by Brant Clifton

We’re being told that those mean ol’ legislative Republicans on Jones Street are trying to bleed public education dry. Au Contraire, mes amis. Check out this

Hey! All you guys in line @ the unemployment office! Let’s talk about education!

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Bobby “BOOM BOOM” Etheridge says we need to dump MORE money into public education. We’re getting THIS from the state Democrat Party and its house propaganda organ, The

State senate candidate cuffed, detained by Moore deputies

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Tommy Davis has been a long-standing fixture on our local paper’s web site message boards. Today, he moves to the front pages of the paper. (I’m not so sure that

Vinroot, Gantt team up for May

Posted on April 10, 2012April 10, 2012 by Brant Clifton

The 2000 GOP nominee for North Carolina governor and the 1990 & ’96 Democrat nominee for U.S. Senate are teaming up for an assault on May’s

Moore County: STILL not in 2nd Congressional District ???

Posted on April 10, 2012 by Brant Clifton

The primary for U.S. House is one month away. The local and state boards of elections tell us that Moore County is NOW in the Second Congressional District. But U.S.

Tea Party, Ellmers headed for a divorce?